2014初中英语阅读理解：Tom Broke a Plate or a Gold Watch?

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　　Tom Broke a Plate or a Gold Watch? (选自辽宁)

　　It was Sunday and Tom was staying at home. After breakfast he went out into the garden and

　　played quietly by himself. There were no kids around and he was used to(1) playing alone quietly. He played with Bobby, the dog. He climbed up and down the tree. Sometimes a bird would come down to perch(2) on top of the doghouse. Then Tom would have the greatest fun(3) by throwing a stone or something at it. Though he never made it, he did like doing this kind of thing.

　　Now Tom had been in the garden for half an hour. Suddenly a crack(4) was heard and the

　　little boy began crying.

　　“What’s the matter,Tom?"his mother looked through the kitchen(5) window. Tom ran into

　　the kitchen.

　　“Mum," he sobbed(6). "I broke Bobby’s plate. I didn’t know it was so fragile(7)." His mother put her arms round him and said, “Don’t feel so sad, Tom. We have other plates

　　for Bobby. But how did you break that one?"

　　“I threw it at a bird but missed, and it went straight to the plate."

　　In Tom’s hand was his father’s gold pocket watch(8)!

　　Notes: (1)be used to 习惯于 (2)perch/p：t/n. 停歇 (3)fun/fn/n. 爱好 (4)crack

　　/crk/n. 破碎声 (5)kitchen/`kItn/n. 厨房 (6)sob/sb/v. 抽泣 (7)fragile/`frdaIl/adj. 易碎的 (8)gold pocket watch 金怀表

　　1.When did the story happen?

　　A.On a Sunday afternoon. B.On a Sunday morning.

　　C.At noon. D.In the evening.

　　2.When a bird perched on top of the doghouse,Tom .

　　A.would like to play with it

　　B.was very interested in it by throwing a stone at it

　　C.would like to give it something to eat

　　D.would smile

　　3.There were no kids around and he was used to playing alone quietly. Here“kids" means .

　　A.men B.dogs C.children D.birds

　　4.How long had Tom been in the garden when his mother heard him cry?

　　A.An hour. B.A day. C.Two hours. D.Half an hour.

　　5.“Though he never made it" means“ ".

　　A.Though he couldn‟t hit a bird with a stone or something

　　B.Though he couldn‟t catch the bird

　　C.Though he couldn‟t have fun from the bird

　　D.Though he couldn‟t eat the bird

　　答案：1—5 BBCDA